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Public Access to Court Records

Online Lecture: The Business of Public Access to Court Records - Friday, March 20, 2009

The Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University has posted an online video lecture titled: Selling the Law: The Business of Public Access to Court Records

More Utah Justice Court Records Available Online - Thursday, September 04, 2008

The Utah Administrative Office of the Courts has announced the addition of 40 justice courts to the state court"s XChange service.

Access to Justice 2.0 is Announced - Thursday, April 10, 2008

The Chicago-Kent College of Law, Center for Access to Justice & Technology (CAJT) announces the Access to Justice 2.0 toolkit and training.

Federal Courts Provide Free Records Access - Monday, January 07, 2008

A joint project of the US Federal Courts and the US Government Printing office has made free public access to federal court records available at 16 libraries.

NASCIO Releases Latest in Series on Records Management and Digital Preservation - Wednesday, January 02, 2008

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) announced the release of Part III in the series on electronic records management and digital preservation.

Federal Courts Expand Access to Information - Thursday, August 23, 2007

The US Federal Courts July, 2007 edition of The Third Branch newsletter describes recent enhancements to the PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) system.

US Bankruptcy Courts Protect Privacy - Tuesday, February 06, 2007

A December, 2006 article in the US Federal Courts newsletter "The Third Branch" described the Bankruptcy Courts response to the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA).

Privacy and Public Access to Court Records Conference to be Held - Tuesday, December 19, 2006

According to their release "(o)n Thursday and Friday, March 22nd and 23rd, 2007, with the assistance of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the Center for Legal and Court Technology (formerly the Courtroom 21 Project) will host the Fifth Conference on Privacy and Public Access to Court Records in Williamsburg, Virginia."

Increasing Public Access to Court Rules - Moving from Good to Great - Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Submitting changes or comments to Arizona's court rules, which apply in all state courts, has just gotten easier. The Arizona Supreme Court now accepts electronic filing of rule petitions and rule comments at the "Rules EForum." The Rules E-Forum is a website created by the Arizona Supreme Court that allows the public to monitor all pending rules petitions and comments.

Cooperative Information Technology - Tuesday, September 07, 2004

Another excellent article was recently published in Computerworld magazine title "Intelligent Disobedience."